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THOU SHALT NQTjCOVBT
. The war program, of .Europe in Africa is for each' nation,to ferab
whatever it can get its hands on at the mouth of the "cannon. Now,
hereis-the peace program for which 'a vigorous propaganda is being
waged: - ,
. - 1. That Italy retire from Tripoli and Cyreriaica on condition
that slavery and, the. slave trade be abolished there.
2. That England hand over to their rightful owners Egypt
and the Soudan. -
3. That France .withdraw from -Tunis,a1iH Morocco.
4. That Cyprus be yacated by the English and given a statute
like that of Samos. . 'J'l
5. That Austria-Hungary "restore 3osniaand',Herzegovina td
Turkey, " - ,
6. That in all of these, countries the open door policy "be rigor
ously and absolutely proclaimed. -,. . Pj
7. That the entire orient be proclaimed neutral territory and
that all the fortifications on the coast and in thev interior be de
stroyed. (
In other words, the peace advocates are trying to teach greedy
old Europe the doctrine of the Tenth eommaridment. What do
Christian nations think of it? r - ,
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era!, to takchargeof-th'egovern-
iuwiu iMKcsiugrtuwi. i-awjeris
the man.wjio wrote the famous
"Lawler draft"'of the-jresjdent's
letter, exonerating Secretary of
the 'Interior Ballmger in' tEe
GJavis controversy.
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' DYNAMICS'OF AN IDEA
Commission plan of govern
ment has been adopted "by- 166
municipalities, in 32 states.- Isn't
it wonderful what power there is
inatfidea? It originates in some
man's brain, firids followers, fakes
hold of the popular imagination,
and the first thing you know it
has changed the face of the
world.
-Not every idea, of cdurse, but
the grood ones, the saviner ones.
ed special assistant attorney "gen-thattineet reat neleds of the-times.
WILL BE FEDJ3RAL,PROBE
, OF DYNAMITING CASE
Washington, Dec 5. The de
partment of justice was silent on
the action it may take in the Mc
Namara dynamite conspiracy, 4tp
'parently waiting -for a" detailed
confession before putting its in
vestigators to work." Secretary
Wickersham has ordered that not
a word be spoken "that ' might
shbw,the government's purposes.
The secretary is receiving con
stant reports "from agents in Los
Angeles, '"and 'is in daijy confer
ence with District Attorney
McCormick of Los Angeles'here.
The certainty that theye will be
a federal probe in tHe dynamite
case was made -evident today,
when Oscar Lawlerwas appoint
a .Jh&r -j,i
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